Kusinkhasinkha kwamasiku ano: Njira ziwiri zachikondi

Ambuye anadza, mbuye wa zachifundo, wodziwa ntchito zachifundo yekha, kudzabwezeretsa mawu padziko lapansi (onaninso Aroma 9: 28), monga kunanenedweratu za iye, ndikuwonetsa kuti Lamulo ndi Zolemba za aneneri zimakhazikitsidwa pazinthu ziwirizi. 'chikondi. Tiyeni tikumbukire limodzi, abale, kuti malingaliro awa ndi chiyani. Ayenera kudziwika ndi inu osati kungokumbukira titawabweza: sizachotsedwe m'mitima yanu. Nthawi zonse nthawi iliyonse, kumbukirani kuti tiyenera kukonda Mulungu ndi anzathu: Mulungu ndi mtima wathu wonse, ndi miyoyo yathu yonse, ndi malingaliro athu onse; ndi mnansi monga iwo eni (onaninso Mt 22, 37. 39). Izi muyenera kuganizira, kusinkhasinkha komanso kukumbukira, kuyeseza ndi kuchita. Kukonda Mulungu ndikoyamba ngati lamulo, koma kukonda mnansi ndikoyenera kuchita. Iye amene amakupatsani lamulo la chikondi m'mbali ziwirizi, samakuphunzitsani za chikondi cha mnansi, kenako cha Mulungu, koma mosemphanitsa.
Popeza, komabe, simukumuwona Mulungu, mukonda mnansi wanu mumapeza zoyenera kumuwona; mwakukonda mnansi wanu mumayeretsa diso lanu kuti mutha kuwona Mulungu, monga Yohane akunenera kuti: Ngati simukonda m'bale amene mukumuwona, kodi mungakonde bwanji Mulungu yemwe simukumuwona? (onani 1 Yoh 4,20:1,18). Ngati, pakumva kuti mukulimbikitsa Mulungu, munati kwa ine: Mundiwonetse yemwe ndiyenera kumkonda, ndikhoza kukuyankha ndi Yohane: Palibe amene adamuwonapo Mulungu (onananso Yohane 1:4,16). Koma kuti musadzikhulupirire nokha kuti mwasiyanitsidwa ndi Mulungu, Yohane mwiniyo akuti: «Mulungu ndiye chikondi; iye amene ali m'chikondi amakhala mwa Mulungu ”(XNUMX Yoh XNUMX:XNUMX). Chifukwa chake kondani mnansi wanu ndi kuyang'ana mkati mwanu kuchokera komwe chikondi ichi chinabadwira, mudzawona, momwe mungathere, Mulungu.
Kenako yambani kukonda mnansi wanu. Idyani mkate wanu ndi anthu omwe ali ndi njala, mubweretse osauka osowa m'nyumba, valani omwe muwaona ali maliseche, ndipo musanyoze iwo amtundu wanu (cf. 58,7). Mukamachita izi mudzapeza chiyani? "Kenako kuunika kwako kudzawoneka ngati mbandakucha" (Is 58,8). Kuwala kwanu ndiye Mulungu wanu, ndiye kuunika kwa m'mawa kwa inu chifukwa adzabwera usiku wa dziko lapansi: sawukanso kapena kukhazikika, iye amakhala wowala nthawi zonse.
Mwakukonda mnansi wanu ndikumusamalira, mumayenda. Ndipo njirayo imakupititsani kuti ngati sichikumka kwa Ambuye, kwa iye amene tiyenera kumukonda ndi mtima wathu wonse, ndi moyo wathu wonse, ndi malingaliro athu onse? Sitinafikebe kwa Ambuye, koma nthawi zonse timakhala ndi oyandikana nafe. Chifukwa chake thandizirani woyandikana naye yemwe mukuyenda naye, kuti mufikire komwe mungafune kukhala naye.